The Push for Safety and Security: Voting in Milwaukee

Remember back to the presidential primaries in April. The city of Milwaukee was dealing with about 2,000 Coronavirus cases, an increasingly hostile and divisive election, and only five polling places for voters to voice their opinions. It is now less than one week until the presidential election and Milwaukee has recorded thousands more Coronavirus cases […]

First Annual Wisconsin Cannabis Expo Signals A Change in Thought

MILWAUKEE- The first annual Wisconsin Cannabis Expo hosted more than 3,000 people, establishing a new event that organizers say is a reflection of the State’s growing support for cannabis. “Cannabis is misunderstood by a lot of people but it’s also something that is very exciting right now,” said event owner Louis Fortis. “Just the turn […]

Multiple Struggles Plague UW-Milwaukee Merger

The University Committee at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee held a meeting this week to discuss the university’s upcoming merger with UW-Waukesha and UW-Washington County; it quickly became evident that several issues and deadlines are plaguing the merger. “I’m really concerned about where we are,” said UWM Provost Johannes Britz. On top of everything, Britz pointed out that […]